The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-29
OIL ADDED TO THE STRIKE
AMOvE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE
LABOR QUESTION.
Gloomy Prospects For 10000 Work :
ers-Rioters at Rochester
Around the Circle.

NKw YORK, June 2S.-A Philadel.
mia special saye: The striking oil
men made new move yesterday,
which, II successful, may result in q
general strike Of all the employees Of
the Standard Oil Company throughout
the country, esp scislly the refneries
situated at Ceveland, Buffalo, New
York, Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Bayonne
and Oil CITY. Over 5000 men would
be thus aft cted, The works Of the
Atlantic and Philadelphia refining
companies at Point Breeze are row
almost eHectuslly tied up. The pick
eta OF the strikers are exceedingly
vipilsnt, and have succeeded in per-
suadiug great crowd Of men from
working in their places. An enthusi
astic meeting OF the strikers was held
at Welder's Hall, Broad and Christian
streets, yesterday afternoon. The Ar
bitration Committee presented the
following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, We have used every
peaceful means to settle the strike;
ReIOlUed, That we lay the cause and
origin OF our strike before the Manu-.
featuring Committee of the Standard
Oil Company in New York.
Rssolred, That we aek them to inves-
tigate the matter. IL this attempt be
unsucc setfdl, that we call on our
brethren in all the refneries under
the Standard Oil Company to come to
our aid.
The resolutions closed with an ex-
hortstion to he firm. Correspondence
with New York has assured the
strikers here OF the support Of their
New York brethren.
RIOTERS Al ROCHESTER,,
ROCHESTER,, NY June 2S.-Thiteen
rioters are now under arrest and others
will be Jailed to-day. They are all
Mecklenburgers, Bohemisns and ltal.
jans. The strike is confined wholly
to lsborers G I these nstionalities.
All ia quiet to-day. There has been
no interference with the men who de-
sire to work.
Oae of the wounded strikers ia
likely to die. The contractors y
they can get all the non'union labor
ers they want.
COTTON MILLS CLOSED.
WooNsooKET, r. l., June 90 The
three large cotton mills at Minville
have shut down indefinitely on &C.
count OF the wesvers' strike, and the
mill officials have notified all former
employees to quit the compauy's tere.
ments. When business is resumed
new help will be engaged irrespective
of former services. No proposition oil
a settlement will be entertained. The
operatives, who number 2O0e, are
mostly French Canadians, aud are fast
leaving the village.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR CONSTITUTION.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2S.-Returnf
from several thousand Assem- lies Of
the Knights of Labor today SHOW thai
the new constitution and the Nation
al Trade Assembly clause have botf
been adopted by a thres-fourths vote
and it is probabls tina, the genera
executive board will piomu gate th,
new constitution which brings mauy
important changes about July LIST
The adoption of this constitution Wa
denied q few days since.
PowDERLY Is ALL RIGHT.
New YORK, June 28.--At the head
quarters of the Knights OF Labor to
day it was sta'e1 Il al )thing WI
known as to the truth or falsity Of th
statement that the Rev. d.. McGlynl
WAS going to join the knights. 1t wa
said, however, if he joined those win
expected to use him ss vespon +
overthrow Powdsrly would be disap
10 'nted. g
GONE TO EvICT THE FAMILIES c
sTRIKRRs
PITTsBURG, PA June 28.-Sherii
Gray and nineteen deputies left 10
Natronis, Pa, this morning, to eviC
twenty four families OF the strikin
employees Of the Pennsylvania Sal
Manufac uring Company. No troubl
is anticipated, as the leaders OF tn
strike have cautioned the strikers I
offer no resistance.